Robert Rubin: Philosophy prepared me for a career in finance and government...

...in which I enriched myself and then, through government policy, other members of my class, while laying the seeds for the 2008 economic collapse, which destroyed the lives of tens of millions of people, at least. (Actually he neglected to mention this other stuff. But clear proof that philosophy matters!)

(Thanks to the many readers who sent this along.)

UPDATE: Several readers have sent along this link to a column by economist Dean Baker on Mr. Rubin's "career":

First, Robert Rubin was a main architect of the high dollar policy that led to the explosion of the trade deficit in the last decade. This led to the loss of millions of manufacturing jobs and decimating communities across the Midwest. Second, Rubin was a major advocate of financial deregulation during his years in the Clinton administration. Finally, Rubin was a direct beneficiary of deregulation, since he left the administration to take a top job at Citigroup. He made over $100 million in this position before he resigned in the financial crisis when bad loans had essentially put Citigroup into bankruptcy. (It was saved by government bailouts.)